Want a good way to get the most out of your Amazon gift card? Try Amazon's Gold Box Lightning Deals. Every hour on the hour, Amazon releases another item for sale at a seriously discounted price.

You'll never know what item is up next, and that's part of the fun of it. But Amazon does give you a little hint on what it could be to pique your interest so you return in an hour . . . with that gift card in hand! Yesterday I got SingStar Abba for $15 bucks (62 percent off the sticker price), which is totally going to take my SingStar New Year's Eve party to another level.